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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2001 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year[s] of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-billed Shrike Lanius corvinus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow Penduline-tit Anthoscopus parvulus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
White-fronted Black-chat Oenanthe albifrons	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Grey Firefinch Lagonosticta nigricollis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda coerulescens	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Grey-headed Oliveback Delacourella capistrata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Exclamatory Paradise-whydah Vidua interjecta	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Sahel Bush-sparrow Gymnoris dentata	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3
Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis	LC	resident (1999)	present	A3

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1979	Kainji Lake	National Park (II)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	84
Shrubland	14
Artificial/Terrestrial	1

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-
forestry	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kainji Lake National Park (Nigeria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kainji-lake-national-park-iba-nigeria on 18/12/2024.